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| ABU1434 | Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بدوِ امر همیشه بیان مظاهر مقدسه بقدر عقل و دانش قوم بوده و تکلم باصطلاح آنها... در این امر رهبانیت نیست | At the beginning of every religious dispensation, the Manifestations of God have always spoken in a way that is suited to the level | BDA2.219 | MHMD2.282-283 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; freedom of thought and action; monasticism; asceticism; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| ABU2409 | 100 | At the city gate four travelers sat, a Persian, a Turk, an Arab, and a Greek. They were hungry and wanted their evening meal | SW_v09#18 p.211, VLAB.156, STAB#139 | stories; anecdotes; unity in diversity; universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3048 | 50 | At the gate of the garden some stand and look within, but do not care to enter. Others step inside, behold its beauty, but do not penetrate far. | BW_v11p488, VLAB.158 | L. Thoresen, J. Lenz [track 11], Ladjamaya [track 10] | condition of search; degrees of faith; certitude; scarcity of receptive souls; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2345 | Words spoken on 1915-08-07 in Haifa | 100 | نفس وقتی که بر انسان مسلط می شود هر بلائی بسر انسان می آورد. یک ساعت بخیال ریاست می اندازد | At the moment when the self gaineth dominion over man, it visiteth upon him every affliction. For the space of an hour it casteth him into thoughts of supremacy [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-07 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual transformation; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3478 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06 | 20 | Mahmúd's Diary | ما مداخله در طعام جسمانی آنها نمی کنیم مداخلهٴ ما در طعام روحانی است | At the table on board the Cedric Abdu'l-Baha spoke about simple diet - how much better | BDA1.023.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, SW_v08#02 p.018, MHMD1.031, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007 | consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||
| ABU0669 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 440 | At the table you must remember the American friends and be thoughtful of them for they are in a state of utmost longing. | AHF.025-027 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; harmony of science and religion; importance of community building; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2396 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 100 | Ten Days in the Light of Akka | At the time of Muhammad, He sanctioned war for the preservation of the lives of His followers. The laws of individual justice were confused and preliminary in the souls of men. | TDLA.011, BLO_PN#104 | episodes from the early history of Islam; holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Muhammad; Islam; symbolism | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3281 | Words to the Master's entourage(?), spoken on 1912-06-02 | 30 | Mahmúd's Diary | اول حین ورود بکلیسا حالت صحبت نداشتم اما چون در مقابل آن جمعیت عظیم ایستادم | At the time of my arrival at the church I was in no condition to speak; but when I stood before this great gathering I found the atmosphere of the church filled with the Holy Spirit and so a state of wonderful happiness and joy came over me. | BDA1.112.11 | SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.119 | spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| ABU1052 | Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1909-07-10 | 300 | At the time of prayer one must hold in one's mind some object. Then he must turn his face and direct his mind to this picture. | PN_1909 p017, PN_1909 p051, PN_1909C p097, DJT.090-091, BLO_PN#027, STAB#059, STAB#070 | corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; idolatry; Manifestation of God as mediator; Mary Magdalene; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; resurrection of Christ; station of the Manifestation of God; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0775 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی جمال مبارک از سلیمانیه ببغداد تشریف آوردند در را گشودند و صلای | At the time that Baha'u'llah was in Baghdad, Mirza Yahya being afraid of his life, was seldom seen amongst the people. He had changed his clothes | BDA2.134 | DAS.1913-02-13, MHMD2.168 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; power of the Manifestation of God; rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||
| ABU0254 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22 | 810 | At the time that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh was in the mountains of Suleymanieh one of the young rugged, illiterate Kurds living in the valley came to see Him... His name was Mullah Ali Mardan. | DAS.1913-02-22 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; praise and encouragement; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0623 | Words spoken on 1914-06-16 | 460 | At the time we were living in Adrianople we had a woman as our neighbor who was probably 95 or a hundred years old. She had seven sons... I am pleased with you and glad that you are going back to America | DAS.1914-06-16 | education of children; moral education; humor; jokes; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1734 | 180 | At the time when the Bab was being driven by his enemies from place to place | SW_v14#06 p.181, STAB#072 | stories; anecdotes; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; the power of words; of speech; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0642 | Words spoken on 1916-01-10 | 450 | وقتی که جمال مبارک را میخواستند از بغداد حرکت دهند نامق پاشا صورت امر | At the time when they purposed to remove the Blessed Beauty from Baghdad, Namiq Pasha drafted a missive [3.5s] | RHQM2.0634-636 (014) (010-011) | banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1185 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken on 1909-10-23 | 270 | At this table you will not find material comfort, but you will find spiritual comfort... I praise this fact that women have made progress. They are, in America, to surpass the men. | PN_1909 p086 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; equality of men and women; material and spiritual existence; two books; role and station of women; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2213 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 110 | این کوه مقدس خدا منتهای آرزوی انبیاء است و مطاف ملاء اعلی | Attaining unto this Mountain was the ultimate desire of the Prophets… After two thousand years of wandering, the Jewish people will return to the Holy Land and embrace the Cause of God | KHH1.061 (1.085) | KHHE.104 | future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; predictions and prophecies; universal peace; world unity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2237 | 110 | عزمی دده رئیس طائفهٴ مولویه در اسلامبول از علماء بود و خدیو اسمعیل پاشا | Azmi Dede, who was among the divines and served as chief of the Mevlevi Order in Istanbul, and the Khedive Isma'il Pasha [3.5s] | ASAT3.237-238 | rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0782 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03 | 380 | Azrael, the Angel of death, is well-known in the Muhammadan world for his heartlessness in the face of misery and sorrow | DAS.1914-11-03 | angels; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2643 | Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias | 80 | Bad conduct or deeds are not allowed at any time and especially during the Feast. But those are the days of happiness | SW_v09#10 p.109 | apostles; early disciples of Christ; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3539 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 20 | Bahá'i-Mutter (zu einer anwesenden Araberin gesprochen), lehre deine Söhne den Segen des Gehorsams und die Seligkeit des Opfers | SDW v13#10 p.103 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; education of children; moral education; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2976 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-13 | 50 | Mahmúd's Diary | اول در باب اختلاف بین احباء که حضرت بهاءالله فرموده اند که هر گاه اهل بهاء اختلاف کنند | Baha'u'llah declared that should Baha'ís dispute, even if it be regarding Baha'u'llah Himself, both are wrong. | AVK4.307, BDA1.123.05 | SW_v19#07 p.220, MHMD1.131-132 | contention and conflict; House of Justice; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||
| ABU2412 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh departed to Sarkalu alone. Nobody knew just where he was, even we | SW_v08#13 p.166 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1574 | Words to Mary J. MacNutt | 200 | Bahá'u'lláh dictated the book of Iqan to me 1275 A.H. in less than twenty-four hours… | PN_unsorted p006 | authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; review of publications; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3240 | 40 | Baha'u'llah established Christ in the East. He has praised Christ, honored Christ, exalted Him | BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1145 | Words to True, Esslemont, spoken on 1919-11-20 | 280 | Bahá'u'lláh frequently predicted that there would be a period when irreligion and consequent anarchy would prevail; the chaos would be due to too great liberty among people who were not fit for self-government. | PN_1919 p034, PN_1919 p034 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; justice and wrath of God; nationalism; love of country; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2900 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 60 | Bahá'u'lláh has said that whoever has an art or handicraft, it is incumbent upon him to endeavor to develop it to the point of perfection - even though that art be as humble as that of weaving coarse straw matting. | PN_1906 p074, SUR.232, BLO_PN#001 | excellence; distinction; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; perfection; imperfection of nature; progress only takes place within its own degree; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2664 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 80 | Bahá'u'lláh in one of his Tablets says: "Therefore I will explain for your benefit certain luminous and shining mysteries, whereby you will become so attracted | DAS.1913-05-11 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3581 | Words to Mason Remey around Sept. 1911 | 10 | Bahá'u'lláh is the root, I am the Branch. The root of the tree does not bear fruit. The fruit is found upon the branches. | SW_v02#12 p.011 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0211 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-24 | 890 | Bahá'u'lláh lived in ‘Akká nine years. Two years were passed in the barracks and seven years in a house in the city. There was a mobilization at that time | PN_1919 p178, LAT.118-123 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0583 | 480 | Bahá'u'lláh loved the beauty and verdure of the country. One day He passed the remark: 'I have not gazed on verdure for nine years. The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.' | ABCC.039-041, BKOG.357-359, BNE.040-041 | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2689 | Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 | 80 | Bahá'u'lláh said the children are of two kinds - the mature and the immature. The | SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090 | development of capacity and readiness; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; justice and wrath of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2260 | Words spoken in early Sept. 1911 in Vevey | 110 | Bahá'u'lláh says that in this world there is nothing more absurd than divorce. If one has accepted another | PN_1909B p037, DJT.191, BLO_PN#027 | House of Justice; law of divorce | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2332 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-06-11 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh says, when the soul has travelled through many valleys, it reaches to the city of Love. That city contains four pillars. And whenever I find a hearing ear I shall explain what are these four pillars. During the life of Bahá'u'lláh no one asked the explanation of this matter | DAS.1913-06-11 | four pillars; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; servitude; submission to God; repentance; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3637 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 10 | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | Bahá'u'lláh was a descendent of Abraham. | DLA.066, BLO_PN#026 | Baha'u'llah | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2578 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-06 | 80 | Mahmúd's Diary | حضرت بهآءالله بدون قواء ملکیه و شئون ظاهره تاسیس عزت ابدیه و ترویج تعالیم الهیه نمود | Baha'u'llah, without earthly power and worldly means, laid the foundations for eternal glory and promoted divine teachings. | BDA1.358.01 | MHMD1.377 | growth of the Cause; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| ABU0468 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 560 | Ten Days in the Light of Akka; Bahá'í Scriptures | Bahá‘u'lláh is the same Light in a new Lamp. To see, we must look at the Light and not at the Lamp.... Will is the center or focus of human understanding. We must will to know God | BSC.503 #968x, SW_v07#19 p.195x, TDLA.029-031, BLO_PN#104 | blind imitation [taqlid]; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; literal interpretation; oneness; unity of religion; rejection, opposition and persecution; religion as reality; definitions of religion; suffering; rejection of Christ; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0703 | Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08 | 420 | Bahá’u’lláh has closed the door to the introduction of these superstitions and imitations, because He has revealed a book | ECN.632+666+1025 | corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; House of Justice; importance of authoritative interpretation; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2905 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 60 | Ten Days in the Light of Akka | Be firm in the West! Let the foundation principles of this Truth become deep-rooted. Hold fast until the fullness of Reality comes to you. | TDLA.005-006, BLO_PN#104 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1787 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 170 | Be free from every tie. Do not attach thy heart to anything. Open thy wings and soar toward the infinite space of God. A bird whose wings are tied cannot fly. | DAS.1913-01-29 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love of God; spiritual transformation; study; deepening; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3537 | 20 | Be not grieved if thy circumstances become exacting, and problems press upon thee from all sides. Verily, thy Lord changeth grief into joy, hardship into comfort, and affliction into absolute ease. | DAL.093 | consolation and comfort; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3614 | 10 | Be not grieved on account of poverty for true wealth is surging and inundating like unto the ocean. | SW_v08#02 p.020 | consolation and comfort; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; symbolism | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2085 | Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-12 | 130 | Be not grieved or sorrowful that no great wealth or property has been bestowed upon you. Look at the birds! | SW_v08#02 p.027, FRGA.029 | moderation; frugality; simplicity; teaching the Cause; call to teach; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1790 | Words to a Persian visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 170 | Be patient. Overlook the shortcomings of others. Don't mind the criticisms of anyone. Let thy heart be like unto a sea. | DAS.1913-05-17 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0695 | Words to some young Bahá'í women, spoken on 1912-10-17 | 420 | Be seated! How are you? We have been for a walk. San Francisco is a good city. San Francisco is a good garden, fresh and verdant. | MAB.059-061 | confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; wisdom [hikmat]; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1310 | Words spoken on 1916-06-07 in Haifa | 240 | معلوم است بعضی الوان هستند که مفرح قلب است و سبب ترقی احساسات، مثلاً رنگ سبز سبب سکون | Be thou assured that certain colors exist which gladden the heart and conduce to the elevation of feelings; as, for example, the hue of green which bringeth tranquility [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-07 | power of imagination; thought; right intention; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; symbolism of color and light; the mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2935 | Words to Madame Laheebe Hashem, spoken on 1913-10-24 | 60 | Be thou kind to all mankind. Try thy utmost to alleviate their burdens. Enlighten the minds with the light of knowledge. | DAS.1913-10-24 | education of children; moral education; love and unity; role and station of women; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2390 | Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-05 | 100 | Be thou occupied in guiding the souls. If you want to educate a person you must strive for many years | DAS.1914-03-05 | light and darkness; Manifestation of God as educator; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3260 | 40 | Be thou resolute and steadfast. When the tree is firmly rooted it will bear fruit | SW_v08#19 p.239 | consolation and comfort; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3014 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Mahmúd's Diary | مدنیت مادی صنایع ترقی نموده علوم و فنون توسیع یافته همین قسم اسباب حرب و قتال و خونریزی و هدم بنیان انسانی | Because of material civilization, industry has progressed and sciences and arts have burgeoned but at the same time weapons of war and bloodshed | BDA1.222.15 | MHMD1.239 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||
| ABU0165 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-16 | 1000 | Because the children are truthful one would love them even if they did something mischievous. The father may punish them for their misdeeds | DAS.1915-03-16 | family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; stories; anecdotes | - | - |
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